surreal

you are part of me
your face my reflection
my voice echoed in your laughter

my baby
my baby

my living breathing creation
to look at you is
to breathe in my own self
a thing of joy and wonder
who can truly comprehend?

you are my daughter

an invisible string between us
forever.

for friendship

warm eyes
long hugs
an ear that does not tire
a gentle nudge in the right direction
comfort without smothering
a tuck-you-in at night
laughter without guile
admiration unfeigned
a shared joke left unspoken
minds open and expanded
comfort in common understanding
knowing mistakes are easily forgotten
love unconcealed

lingering joy even after absence

for the indomitable spirits in my life

you are my enduring light, my way forward
the straight and narrow
the infectious laughter through a darkened corridor
my hero, often uninvited, or ignored
you brave the naysayers
the mockers and the
little doubts inside your own head
you
press
on
still.
they call you mother. sister. lover. dreamer.
brother. friend. eternal companion.
you are many.
bound by a common
Spirit
that never dies.

This made me laugh out loud

I wouldn't change a thing

...ok, maybe a little more sleep?

...for Bending

So I have a sore back. I bent over our tub this morning to pick up our baby tub full of water. and move it out on the floor by the sink. Why did I do it? At the request of husband who was holding the little one in preparation for a Bathtime. More comfortable, he said. I knew it was too heavy, but I really wasn't thinking about what I knew. I was thinking about how my husband was going to give his daughter a bath for the first time, and I wanted to do everything I could to make it a positive experience. And our little babe, who usually starts fussing the moment we put her in the water, did not make a peep for the first half of her bath. She even splashed a bit. And her daddy rocked her to sleep afterward.

I am ok with my sore back.

...for being a cozy resting place for her.

No matter how sleep deprived I am, how rattled or worn, I will be your safe haven.

for perspective

I am thankful that I have a beautiful little one who is not nearly as grumpy as she was yesterday. I am thankful for shots-- one is always hesitant about them given all the controversy about potential side-effects. I walked into the doctors office wondering just how the babe would be effected by all the vaccines entering her little body. In the end, she was fussy, and grumpy, and sleepy, with sore thighs that made her wail when I changed her diaper. But today, she is back to talking up a storm. Wish I could understand what she was saying. And she will not get polio, meningitis or horrible diarrhea. The world is ok.

Also, THIS made me smile today.